Package tie



June 9, l1931.

J. J. "LYNH PACKAGE TIE Filed Feb. 14,

Patented `lune 9, 193i Unirse stares JOHN J. LYNCH, or nivnnnatnfnanvraivn PACKAGE H'131151 Application fue@ February 14, 193e. serialY No.'` 423,312. n

package will have av section of the cord overlying and underlying the same, the sides of the package will be protected by the crossing of the cord, and an adjustable drawknot will be provided at one end of the package, said crossing of the cord at the sides of the package providing a ready and convenient finger grip whereby the package may safely be cari 5 ried.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved package or article tie utilizing ay single length of cord-and without any Inechanical element attached to the cord, whereby a package or article may be securely fastened at each of its corners, and at each side thereof, and thefurther provision vof a drawing loopand an adjustable knot for positively and automatically tensioning the cord the desired amount about vthe package being tied.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved package `tie which when tied about a package will be so arranged that the cord will be spaced in substantially parallel relation to overlie and underlie the several corners ofthe package, thereby protect"- ing the cornersin handling or shipment of the package. f Y

A further object of the invention is to 'provide an improved package or article tie, which will utilize a single'length of cord, and which will be partially arranged about the package, and after twisting the package, the balance of the tie will be placed on the package, thereby providing an efiicient and novel form of tie.

Other objects will appear as thedescription proceeds.v

In the accompanying drawings v.which con-rk stitute a part of my application,

Figure l is a perspective view of a pack-v age lwith my improved wrapping system or package tie incorporated thereon;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of'my improved package tie, showing a packagein. dotted lines within the tie, and v I lFigure 3 is a fragmentary detail View of the vdraw .loop and `adjustable tying knot yused in securing Vmy package tie in position.

Like characters of referencey are' used throughout 'the following specification and 55s the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

In carryingout my invention, I provide a single length of cord l which will have its opposite ends designated 2 and 3. 60,

In tying the packageforv article 4,1 take.v the end Qof the cord l, and begin at the end of the package and at the top thereof, andv place theV cord over the adjacent corner of the package, down the side thereof andunder 05 the next adjacent corner of the package, then up. the far end of the package and across the top ofthe package diametrically oppositel the starting corner, then down the adjacent side, and under the cornerVr of the rightliandfi@ end of the package as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, whereupon the cord is'then twisted with the end 2 by turning the package over, and the cord placed under the nearest corner of the package, as illustrated,7,5

up the adjacent side thereof, over-the next corner, down over the far end of the package and under the corner diametrically opposite the corner from which the start'was made, up the adjacent side of the boX, and acrossfSO the top of the corner of the box` or packvage at the right hand end of the same asV illustrated in Figures land 2, .and is then placed under the starting point, as shown infligure 3, drawnftaught, and a second loop taken and the knot drawn tight.

To makejit more clear as to the-specificV manner in which the tie is placed on a package, I have designated the starting pointV as a, and have Vplaced arrows on the drawingsrf) to show the direction andfprogress of the cord as applied, and the finishing point is designated at b.

Itwillbe understood that when packages are ytied merelyv in the` customary cross-wisei manner, the corners are unprotected and often the cord is slipped from the package,

or the lid of a box torn loose, but with the method Vor*systei n -I employ, the corners are absolutely protected, and the crossed Y n k 1,809,345'

cord at the sides or ends of the package afford an excellent finger grip for carrying the package. V Minor changes may be resorted to Without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The system of forming a' package tie comprising the passing of a single length of Y Y cord alternately over and under the adjacent `cornersof the package, forming a twist in the cord by turning the package, and again alternately passing the cord under and over adjacent corners of the package.

2. The subject matter of claim l, and engaging the starting length of the cord by the .free end thereof, Vdrawing the same taught,l and securely knotting the same. l

3. The subject matter of claim l, engaging the starting length of the cord by looping the 4free end thereof through th same', tensioning the twisted portion of the cord, and forming a securing knot over the looped portion of the cord.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

JOHN J. LYNCH. 

